Bob Dylan: Fallen Angels On Friday, Northern Minnesota native Bob Dylan releases his 37th studio album — which also marks his second consecutive collection of 20th-century standards done Dylan-style. Shadows in the Night (2015) had Dylan and his crack band sharing their interpretations of songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, and on the new Fallen Angels he takes…

Sinead O’Connor is safe after disappearing in Chicago. When the singer didn’t return from a Sunday morning bike ride in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, a concerned acquaintance reported her absence to the police, who classified her as “missing suicidal” until she was located early Monday afternoon. The incident is the latest in a string…

From May 20-22, the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association will celebrate its 21st annual Art-A-Whirl. This open-studio tour remains the largest in America, featuring hundreds of artists and exhibits. It’s also become an unofficial music festival, showcasing dozens of concerts by local musicians. (What’s more, one art exhibit is entirely dedicated to Prince.) A few of…

Today in 1966, The Beach Boys released the critically-lauded Pet Sounds. In honor of this release, let's listen to songs that feature animal noises for today's Coffee Break.

Beneath the McGuire Theater’s ornate black balconies, Venezuelan-American singer/songwriter Devendra Banhart and a handful of other artists (selected by Banhart himself) played “Wind Grove Mind Alone,” a two-night, sold-out concert series at the Walker Art Center. Genres ranged from Spanish folk to avant-garde, electronica to spoken word, making the shows perfect candidates for the Liquid Music series. Friday: Devendra…

With 'A Moon Shaped Pool', Radiohead tap into analog human emotions and join them with the increased use of acoustic instrumentation to achieve a new depth for themselves.

It’s hard to imagine now, but in 1981, Minneapolis was still getting familiar with Prince as he made waves nationally with Dirty Mind. When people read about his upcoming show at Sam’s in Sweet Potato and the Star Tribune, they jumped at the rare chance to see the budding star from their hometown. “People had told Steve [McClellan],…

Red Hot Chili Peppers canceled a Saturday night performance in Irvine, Calif. as frontman Anthony Kiedis was hospitalized with stomach pains. Kiedis’s bandmates took to social media to apologize to fans and wish the singer “a speedy recovery.” (ABC News) Today’s presidential news Macklemore became the first non-politician to appear on President Barack Obama’s weekly address. Obama was addressing…

Nearly 8,000 of you voted and the results are in! Here are The Current's 893 Essential Albums.

We're still riding high from finishing up the 893 Essential Album Countdown yesterday, so for today's Coffee Break let's revisit the Top 6 albums.